Surgical interruptions and preventable delays in the operating rooms of academic teaching hospitals
Reza Kalantari, Mehdi Hasanshahi, Somayeh Gheysari, Anahid Geramshahi · 2025
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Reza Kalantari and three co-authors clock the delays and interruptions that steal time in operating rooms, in a 2025 Iranian study. Surgical suites are complex, and every pause raises the odds of error and harm. Over half of Iran’s hospitals are teaching hospitals, so their habits shape national care.
Observers watched 251 randomly chosen surgeries in five teaching hospitals during July and August 2025, timing with stopwatches and standard forms, without joining the work. They sorted causes of delay and interruption by directed content analysis. Knowing the top causes, from missing gear to late starts, lets managers fix the preventable share. Lost minutes in surgery are also lost chances for other patients waiting.
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| CREATOR | Reza Kalantari, Mehdi Hasanshahi, Somayeh Gheysari, Anahid Geramshahi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |